Jenna nodded.“If you were human, you probably would’ve.Anyhoo, back to the reason we’re here and how I knew one of mine had somehow crossed over.You see, I haven’t always been the best guardian, for lack of a better term, of my people.I am the Fey Queen.My Fey left the realm and journeyed here to Earth for many reasons, but one was because humans are amazing beings.My Fey mated with them, and that was how they created shifters.I should’ve been watching and realized these shifters were...were.Anyway, for years, these beautiful beings—such as your father—were left without protection.Most of them were hunted and either killed or enslaved.My Fey either returned to Fey, or like your mother, they stayed and mated with their Truemate, or as my mates call us, their Heart's Love.Whatever we are called, a bond between mates should never be broken or severed unless death occurs.”Jenna took a deep breath while her mates ran their hands over her shoulders and down her arms.
“Oh, I think you’re the Jenna our mother spoke of.But wait.What does that have to do with me...us?”Aurora waved her hand in an arc.
Jenna gave a sad smile before she spoke.“I wish I had gotten to meet your mother and father.When I finally became a better Queen, I vowed to protect not only my shifters, but all the people who were created by my Fey, along with my original Fey, and the people on Earth who the Fey magic has touched.Ten years ago, I felt something that must’ve been you accessing the Sacred Tree in the Hoh Rain Forest.”Jenna looked at her mates before turning back toward Aurora.“I’ll show you,” she said, raising her hands.
“No,” Savage barked.“You’re not taking us anywhere.”
The tiny female rolled her eyes.Scepter chuckled at the look of horror on Savage’s face.He needed to chill, or he’d be stroking out.
“Silly vamp, I was only going to show them images in their minds.And no, it probably wasn’t dirty images.Well, not all dirty.”The crazy Fey actually winked at Savage like he wasn’t about to rip their heads off.She was seriously off her rocker.
Savage pressed his forehead against Aurora’s.Scepter didn’t need to link with the other man to know he’d been picturing a dozen ways to kill the female and her males.
“So, you touched a tree and learned all kinds of important stuff about your heritage, or at least half of what you are.How about the shifter side of you?I have met many shifters who literally go feral when they can’t let their beasts out on the regular.Don’t you have the urge to—”
“Howl at the moon and find a willing man to slake my insatiable urges during my Heat?”Aurora asked.Her words made Savage go stiff.Scepter pinched the bridge of his nose.The younger female groaned.
He looked down at the blonde, who was too young for him, and thought of her having urges as a shifter would typically have.It took more effort than he liked to admit to quell them.
“Why are you grinning like the Joker in Batman?”Aurora teased Savage.
“I was thinking of males I’d have to kill.”
“Ah, he was contemplating your past and needing to make a list of anyone before him who might have seen you naked and had the misfortune of...”Damien bent over, coughing, unable to continue speaking.
“Excuse me?You’re seriously thinking you have the right to kill anyone I’ve slept with?”Aurora pushed Savage away from her.
Scepter’s brows shot up as the female made his Boss stumble away with her strength.“Are you okay, Savage?”
“Yeah, she’s surprisingly strong.”Awe lit Savage’s entire face as he spoke.
“Well, that list is going to be really short.Like, you won’t even need to leave your office or break a sweat since I know for a fact that my sister hasn’t ever had a boyfriend, let alone a lover.”Starla slapped a hand over her mouth.
Aurora hung her head as if ashamed.However, Scepter watched his best friend puff out his chest.He looked at the younger girl, seeing the blush on her face, and saw the innocence she couldn’t hide, either.How long would that last, he wondered?
“You can wipe that shit-eating grin right off your face, Savage.I was celibate by—”
Savage covered her lips with his, silencing the nonsense she was going to spout, which would piss him off.
“So, about the frozen shifters.Care to explain about them?”Jenna asked, her purple eyes bright with curiosity.
Scepter blinked as he stared down at the males who’d been surrounding Starla.He didn’t like them.
“Do you think if we ignore all of them, they’ll take the hint and disappear?”Savage asked.
“Starla, are you in pain?”Aurora asked.
His gaze snapped to where the young blonde female paced in a tight circle.
Savage pointed at the twins and their female.“Stay right where you are.This is between the sisters.”
“I am the Fey Queen, young vampire.Those two females are mine.”
He pointed his finger at her, then at Aurora and Starla.“That’s where you are wrong, Fey.I don’t give a fuck if you’re the Queen of the Earth or wherever the Hell Fey is.They’re mine.”
The male hybrids covered the distance between him and them, slamming Savage against the far wall.He heard shards of glass shattering, but his focus was on Aurora as she stared in horror at him.
“Protect my female,” Savage ordered Scepter.
